Planning and Pre-Production

Unit 12: Specialism Documentary

Contents

o Production Schedule
o List of questions for each interviewee
o Script
o Props List
o Location Recces
o List of items downloaded with references
o Clearances and Confirmations
o Contingency Plan
Production Schedule
Please include location, time of film, what you are filming and teams members
including actors

Date:
Monday Tuesday Wednes Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Production
schedule

Date:
Monday Tuesday Wednes Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Date:
Monday Tuesday Wednes Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
List of Questions for Interviewees

Interviewee 1

Interviewee 2

Interviewee 3
Script

TIMINGS AUDIO VISUALS

0m.00s (Audio from the clips and then a Examples of really fast,
climax when it fades to black) exciting editing then fade to
black, corresponding with the
0m.45s audio

Editing has come a long way Examples of early editing and

since it started out, from basic then really advanced CGI
jump cuts, to insane CGI development and actual
0m.52s technology. footage

Countless different Examples of films, music

techniques and styles have videos, documentarys and
been used throughout the YouTube videos as I say them.
years in films, music videos,
documentaries, YouTube videos
1m.5s and any type of filmed media.

Editors have created their Distinct editing styles, like

own type of editing, so in Alfred Hitchcocks work etc.
some circumstances you can
tell whos edited it, just by
1m.12s the style.

A lot goes into editing that Clips of people editing and

good editing examples
you dont necessarily see, a
lot of psychological thinking
and crucial design making. It
is not just as simple as
cutting a few clips together
and putting an audio track
over it, especially at a
1m.23s professional level.

But, of course, this all had

to start somewhere. That was
1m.27s
back in the late 1800s.

The Kinetograph was the first Pictures of the Kinetograph

camera that could record and the creators
moving image. It was created
by Thomas Edison and William
Dickinson in 1889 and was the
1m.35 start of something amazing.
Examples of the films
This lead to the first films
being properly made, despite
only being a few seconds
1m.39s long.
 Soon after this, in 1896, Picture of George Mlis
George Mlis accidentally
discovered the first editing
1m.44s technique, the jump cut.

His camera jammed while he

was recording, meaning when
he looked back at the
footage, there was a gap
where the camera had stopped
recording. This was the start
1m.52s of the jump cut.

It was then used on purpose Examples of early films using

jump cuts
in short films to create
magic tricks and illusions,
for example The Vanishing Clip of The Vanishing Lady
2m.00s Lady in 1896.

2m.15s A few years later, in the Pictures and clips of the

early 1900s, the first Moviola
proper editing machine was
2m.21s
built. The Moviola.

This was a machine that Pictures and clips of the

allowed the editor to, for
the first time ever, see the
film as they were editing it,
as beforehand editing had
been literally cutting and
sticking the film, hoping it
came out right. This was a
huge step as the basic idea
of this machine is still used
2m.38s today, over 100 years later.
Moviola
Clips and pictures of cutting
up and sticking the film
together
Premiere pro showing how you
can see what you edit on
screen

The early 1990s saw the Shots of someone editing in

first proper editing premiere pro
softwares on computers.
Premiere pro was a big one to
be released, and is now used
universally, all the time.
Cool, unnecessary editing
Editing quickly became more
that has been made foe
about entertainment than entertainment
simply stringing a story
together, when softwares
like this were introduced as
they allow creators do make A really nice satisfying shot
2m.44s basically anything they want. of a sunset/skyline

People have created amazing

productions with the power of
2m.47s editing, making the audience
2m.50s scared Horror movie clip

2m.53s Excited
Action movie clip
2m.56s
And sad Sad movie clip.

While editing, it is always People sitting in the cinema

important to consider how the watching a movie/on the sofa
audience will perceive the watching a movie
3m.1s production youre working on.

Something to consider as an
Clips showing this technique
editor is a technique called
the matching the viewers
eye technique. What this
means is, identifying what
the viewers eye will be
focused on, on the screen,
and matching that position in
the next shot. It creates a
smooth, effortless effect.
However, you can also reverse
this technique, and have the
point of focus constantly
changing, keeping the viewer Clips showing the reversed
on their toes if thats going technique
3m.26s to match your style.

There are also so many

different types of cuts that
can be used in different
3m.31s situations. For example,

A match shot, where a shot is Example of a match cut

3m.36s followed by another similar
shot,

A dissolve, where one shot Example of a dissolve

blends into another to create
3m.42s a smooth transition,

And a smash cut, which is a

Example of a smash cut
cut going from something
3m.47s quiet to intense, Quiet to intense

3m.52s Or intense to quiet. Intense to quiet

Its also commonly used to

show someone waking up from a Someone waking up from a
3m.57s nightmare. nightmare
 Like I said, its so much
more than just cutting a few More examples of these
4m.1s clips together.

Some films are now using the

Examples of CGI being made
advanced technology of CGI,
which can create some
4m.6s incredible scenes.

Examples of amazing CGI clips

4m.16s
It was first used in the 1976
film Futureworld Clips from this film

And has since been used in

many films, for example
Clips from this film
Toy Story
Clips from this film
4m.26s And Avatar

Films like Saving Private

Ryan and Schindlers List
have been edited by a man who
Clips from all these films
is described by some as the
and pictures/clips of Michael
best editor ever, Michael Khan.
Khan. He knows exactly how to
prise emotion out of the
viewer through his editing.
This is a skill that not many
4m.40s can master, which explains
his success.

Another highly praised editor

Clips from all these films
is Lee Smith, who has worked
and pictures/clips of Lee
on films like X Men, Smith.
Inception, Batman and the
new film, Dunkirk. He is an
Australian editor and has
worked on films since the
80s and is known as one of
4m.55s the best.

There are a few awards you

can win through editing as it
has become more popular and
is seen as more an important Clips of people winning these
aspect of the film industry awards, pictures of the
in recent years. Awards like awards etc.
the BAFTA Award for Best
Editing, National Award for
Best Editing and the American
5m.12s Cinema Award.
 However, video editing is not
just used in the film
industry. As YouTube has
grown massively in the last
Clips from good YouTube
10 years or so, so has
editors
creative video editing.
People are able to create
whatever they want, and make
a certain style for their
personal YouTube videos. It
has become very popular in
5m.28s recent years.

Overall, editing has come a

long way, and has become more
Quick recap of the history of
entertainment based, giving editing (early clips and
editors the freedom to be productions to current)
creative, and it will
continue to thrive with the
5m.36s ever-growing film industry.
Props List

Item Item Description Who uses it When it is used

 Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Insert photo of location (do not draw) Type of room/area:

Location Address:

Sat Nav details (Post code):

Nearest Train Station:

Nearest Bus stop:

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Sound Information: Solutions:

Power Information Solutions:

Hazards Solutions:
Downloaded Footage
Provide links and descriptions of the footage you have
downloaded for your documentary.

Link Description
Clearances and Confirmations
You need confirmation emails from everyone that is featuring in your music
video. Please screenshot these emails including the dates and times they are
agreeing to paste them below.

If you are filming somewhere that requires permission, please obtain

permission and paste the confirmation below.
Contingency Plan
What are your plans for if something goes wrong? What back up actors,
locations and equipment do you have?